FROM JACK TAR TO ADMIRAL.; Such Was the Rise of W. H. H. Southerland, Just Retired.

WASHINGTON, July 10. -- One of the very few men who rose to the highest rank in the navy from his post as an enlisted man -- Rear Admiral William H. H. Southerland -- was retired to-day, having reached the statutory age of, 62 years. He was born in New York and appointed a naval apprentice in 1868.View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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